Definition of Firetails. Meaning of Firetails. Synonyms of Firetails

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Definition of Firetails

firetail
Sappho Sap"pho, n. [See Sapphic.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also firetail.
firetail
Redstart Red"start` (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla ph[oe]nicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla amnd 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.
Firetail
Firetail Fire"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The European redstart; -- called also fireflirt. [prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Firetails from wikipedia

- star finch Beautiful firetail, Stagonopleura bella Diamond firetail, Stagonopleura guttata Red-eared firetail or Western firetail, Stagonopleura oculata...
- The rump is also described as scarlet by some authors. Juvenile diamond firetails are duller than the adults and have a black bill. The rump is very distinctive...
- barring and vivid crimson marks at the ear and upper tail. Red-eared firetails are usually only glimpsed briefly, if at all, as they move rapidly and...
- The beautiful firetail (Stagonopleura bella) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence...
- The mountain firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence...
- four species in the genus Neochmia. Alternate names include red-browed firetail, Sydney waxbill and redbill. The species was once allied to genus Emblema...
- species include S. bella (Beautiful firetail), S. oculata (Red-eared firetail) and S. guttata (Diamond firetail). This species, Emblema pictum, is currently...
- sphagnum sprite Nehalennia irene, sedge sprite Telebasis byersi, duckweed firetail List of butterflies of Canada List of moths of Canada List of dragonflies...
- Firetips or firetail skippers are skipper butterflies in the subfamily Pyrrhopyginae (family Hesperiidae). The roughly 150 species are found only in the...
- habitats, although a few, such as the eastern alpine mannikin, mountain firetail, red-browed finch, and the genus Stagonopleura, have adapted to the cooler...