Definition of Setophaga ruticilla

1. Noun. Flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail.

Exact synonyms: American Redstart, Redstart
Generic synonyms: Flycatching Warbler

Lexicographical Neighbors of Setophaga Ruticilla

Sesotho
Sessions
Sessrúmnir
Set
Setaria cervi
Setaria glauca
Setaria italica
Setaria italica rubrofructa
Setaria italica stramineofructa
Setaria viridis
Sete Quedas
Seth
Seth Thomas
Setophaga
Setophaga ruticilla (current term)
Setos
Setswana
Setubal
Seurat
Seussian
Sevan
Sevan trout
Sevastopol
Seven Hills of Rome
Seven Sages
Seven Sisters
Seven Sleepers Day
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven Wonders of the World

Literary usage of Setophaga ruticilla

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1902)
"Setophaga ruticilla, adult male (p. 724) ir. Secondaries wholly black or with white edges; ... Setophaga ruticilla, adult female and young male (pp. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"They pass Philadelphia in latitude 40° in early spring (April and May), on their way to northern breeding places. Rarely a Setophaga ruticilla breeds in ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"Our Setophaga ruticilla is the same as the Muscicapa Ruti- cilla of preceding authors. This we have distinctly expressed, both in the paper which first ..."

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