Oriental Scops Owl
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OWLS OF INDIA-12 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 744.(Observe the Bird and recognize)...ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of Internet ] ... The Oriental Scops Owls is a very small owl with ear-tufts. A grey-brown, reddish-grey and rufous morph are known to exist. Description: Rufous morph: The facial disc is pale rufous with a narrow dark rim. There is whitish around the blackish-grey bill. Eyes are yellow and eyebrows are white. The hindneck has an indistinct rufous, black and white collar. Upperparts are rather plain rufous, with dark streaking on the forehead and crown. The scapulars have whitish-buff spots with blackish edges. Wings and tail are banded dark and pale. Underparts are somewhat paler than black, becoming buffish-white towards the belly. The feathers of the neck and breast have dark shaft-streaks with fine horizontal vermiculations, giving a faint 'herringbone' pattern. Tarsi are feathered to the base of the toes, which are grey
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