Indian Scops owl
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OWLS OF INDIA-10 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 742.(Observe the Bird and recognize)...INDIAN SCOPS OWL .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of Internet ] ... The Indian Scops Owl is small owl with large, conspicuous ear-tufts with dark outer margins. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia). Description: The facial disc is pale greyish-brown with a distinct blackish rim. The forehead and eyebrows are paler than the surrounding plumage. Eyes are hazel-brown to dark brown, and rarely yellowish-brown. The bill is greenish horn-brown, with a darker tip, and paler lower mandible. Cere is dusky green. The crown is nearly uniform blackish, and distinctly darker than the mantle. Ear tufts are long and prominent with dark outer margins. Upperparts are uniform greyish-brown with darker and paler markings and long black streaks. Outer webs of the scapulars are dirty cream or whitish-buff, are not very prominent and do not form a distinct scapu
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