Common scops owl
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OWLS OF INDIA-9 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 741.(Observe the Bird and recognize)...EURASIAN/COMMON SCOPS OWL .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of Internet ] ... The Common Scops Owl or Eurasian Scops Owl is a small scops owl with cryptic plumage, relatively long wings, a short tail, and small erectile ear-tufts. Description: The facial disc is greyish-brown, finely mottled with the rim not very prominent. Eyes are yellow, and the bill is grey. Ear tufts can be difficult to see when the plumage is held loose. When afraid, this owl becomes very slim, with ear-tufts erected straight. Upperparts are greyish-brown with blackish streaks, the pattern resembling the bark of an old tree. The crown is similar, with blackish shaft-streaks. Scapulars are white on the outer webs, with a blackish central streak and black tip. The flight feathers are barred dark and pale, as is the short tail. Underparts are also greyish-brown but somewhat paler than the back, with blackish shaft-
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