Barred jungle owlet

Barred jungle owlet
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The subtle gradations of colour here so perfectly portray the plumage - wonderful delicacy.

Thanks Robert Jones Sir ...

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26/04/2017
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OWLS OF INDIA-30 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 762.. (Observe the Bird and recognize)... BARRED JUNGLE OWLET .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of INTERNET ] ... The Barred Jungle Owlet[Glaucidium radiatum ]is a very small owl with a rounded head and no ear-tufts. It is also known as the Jungle Owlet. Description: The facial disc is indistinct, while the chin, short eyebrows and moustachial streak are pure white. Eyes are bright lemon-yellow and the cere bluish. The bill is greenish-yellow to yellowish-grey. There is a white patch on the breast. Upperparts are dark greyish-brown, and densely marked with narrow, pale ochre or rufous bars. There are bars on the back, rump and uppertail-coverts that are often almost pure white. The underparts are white, more or less tinged rufous to the lower breast and pure white on the vent and belly. Breast and belly sides, and flanks are barred grey-brown. Some birds are greyer than others. Tarsi are feathered and the toes finely brist

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