. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. REDSTART. Setophaga ruticilla. Char. Male: lustrous blue-black; belly white; patch on sides of breast, basal half of wing-quills and of tail, orange red. Female : the black of the male replaced by olive brown, the red replaced by dull yellow. Young males like female, but gradually changing to full plumage. Bill and feet black. Length 5 to 5>^ inches. Nest. An exceedingly graceful and compact structure saddled on a branch, or supported by forked twigs of a sapling, from 5 to 20 f
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. REDSTART. Setophaga ruticilla. Char. Male: lustrous blue-black; belly white; patch on sides of breast, basal half of wing-quills and of tail, orange red. Female : the black of the male replaced by olive brown, the red replaced by dull yellow. Young males like female, but gradually changing to full plumage. Bill and feet black. Length 5 to 5>^ inches. Nest. An exceedingly graceful and compact structure saddled on a branch, or supported by forked twigs of a sapling, from 5 to 20 feet from the ground. It is composed of a variety of materials, in this region most commonly of grass and vegetable fibres lined with fine grass or horse-hair. Eggs. 4-5; dull white, spotted chiefly around the larger end with brown and lilac ; X This beautiful and curious bird takes up its summer resi- dence in almost every part of the North American continent, being found in Canada, in the remote interior near Red River in the latitude of 49 degrees, throughout Louisiana, Arkansas, and the maritime parts of Mexico ; in all of which vast coun- tries it familiarly breeds and resides during the mild season, withdrawing early in September to tropical America, where, inj the perpetual spring and summer of the larger West India islands, the species again find means of support. At length, instigated by more powerful feelings than those of ordinary want, the male, now clad in his beautiful nuptial livery, and accompanied by his mate, seeks anew the friendly but far distant natal regions of his race. In no haste, the playful. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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