brantail

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zool.)
      (a) A small, handsome European singing bird ({Phoenicurus
          phoenicurus}, formerly {Ruticilla phoenicurus}),
          allied to the nightingale; -- called also {redtail},
          {brantail}, {fireflirt}, {firetail}. The black
          redstart is {Phoenicurus ochruros} (formerly
          {Phoenicurus tithys}), and is now rare and protected
          by law in England. The name is also applied to several
          other species of {Ruticilla} and allied genera, native
          of India.
      (b) An American fly-catching warbler ({Setophaga
          ruticilla}). The male is black, with large patches of
          orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female
          is olive, with yellow patches.
          [1913 Webster +PJC]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Brantail \Bran"tail`\ (br[a^]n"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
   The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its
   tail.
   [1913 Webster]
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