Rĕd'-pōle, n.

n. (Ornith.) A small singing bird like the linnet (Ægiothus [or Fringilla] linaria), having a dark-crimson crown. It is found in Europe and America. [Written also red-poll.]

Mealy red-pole, a larger bird than the common red-pole (Æ. canescens), in Northern Europe and America.