AMERICAN REDSTART. REDSTART. 
Setophaga ruticilla. 
Head, neck, back and middle-breast blue-black ; sides of breast 
orange ; belly white ; wings with an orange band and lined with orange ; 
tail slightly rounded, black, broadly patched on each side near the base 
with orange ; bill and feet black. Length, 5.40 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives early in May, leaves late in September. Nests on small trees in 
woods or meadows. A rather shy bird, with a sweet but monotonous song. 
