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Definition of Redstarts
1. redstart [n] - See also: redstart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redstarts
Literary usage of Redstarts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pre- and Proto-historic Finns, Both Eastern and Western, with the Magic by baron John Abercromby Abercromby, John Abercromby (1898)
"To TAKE redstarts. Fly, redstart, fly, that thy wings may point where my bird
whistles to allure; fly west and east, dart towards the north, keep speeding ..."
2. A familiar history of birds: Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts by Edward Stanley (1880)
"redstarts.-—Robins, &c.—Migration of this Tribe.— Nightingales.—Whether they
return to same Nests.—Ear for Music. —Night Singing-birds. ..."
3. Wild Life Near Home by Dallas Lore Sharp (1901)
"Across the road, in an apple-tree, built a pair of redstarts." when a bicycle "was
being cleaned beneath the tree, the inquisitive pair dropped down, ..."
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