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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 red·start /ˈrɛdˌstɑrt/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Red·start n.  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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 redstart
      n 1: flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having
           bright orange on sides and wings and tail [syn: American
           redstart, Setophaga ruticilla]
      2: European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to
         Old World robins [syn: redtail]