. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE REDSTART. THE The Redstart has been very aptly named, for the second syllable of the word means tail. It is also known in many parts of the country as Firetail, and the bright rusty- red colour of that ap- pendage, which is quite unlike that of any other British bird, and is con- stantly being shaken and quivered, renders it easy to identify whenever and wherever it may be seen. This bird arrives upon our shores about the second week in April, and wings its way south again towards the end of August, both movements being subject to some modificati
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE REDSTART. THE The Redstart has been very aptly named, for the second syllable of the word means tail. It is also known in many parts of the country as Firetail, and the bright rusty- red colour of that ap- pendage, which is quite unlike that of any other British bird, and is con- stantly being shaken and quivered, renders it easy to identify whenever and wherever it may be seen. This bird arrives upon our shores about the second week in April, and wings its way south again towards the end of August, both movements being subject to some modification in con- sequence of the character of the weather prevailing at the time it commences its travels. 77. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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