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PET BIRDS OF BENGAL 



rounded ; the tail is short, the lateral 

 feathers longer than the central pair. 

 Mirafras are smaller than the Sky-Larks, 

 being about six inches in length. 



The Chendool differs in having a tuft 

 of bristly feathers projecting as a crest 



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from the back of the head. It is an earthy- 

 brown bird with blackish streaks to most 

 of the feathers. The wing-coverts have 

 sandy margins as have the tail-feathers 

 also. The entire lower plumage is pale 

 fulvous with brown spots on the cheek and 

 a deal of brown sfcreaks o^n the breast. The 

 bill is yellowish, feet pale brown, and iris 

 dark brown. It has a long thin but very 

 stronor bill and a short tail. The Crested 



