Bengal BushLark
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PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #648. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...BENGAL BUSHLARK ... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of Mr. Goutam Barman ]...The Bengal bush lark or rufous-winged bush lark (Mirafra assamica) is a smallpasserine bird. It is short-tailed and has a strong stout bill. It is not as long as the skylark, measuring about 15 centimetres. It is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent and south-east Asia, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 square kilometres. The Bengal bush lark is a common bird of dry, open, stony country often with sparse shrubbery, and cultivated areas. It nests on the ground, laying three or four speckledeggs. This lark feeds primarily on seeds andinsects, especially the latter during the breeding season. The Bengal bush lark was earlier classified into several races, the Bengal raceassamica and the Madras race affinis. These were subsequently split, on the basis of diagnostic song and display characters
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