"Redstart" Quotes from Famous Books
... feathers growing from its tail, and stretching away gracefully behind it. In the cage were also finches of different varieties, and beautiful bright plumage. Among others were the green bird, the redstart, and the cock of the woods; the little blue bird also, the red-winged starring, and the orange-headed troupiale— which last species migrated in large flocks into the valley. There was a number of small cages, which had been constructed for the smallest of all birds—the ... — The Desert Home - The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness • Mayne Reid |