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lower and and and the the the underside of the the the body and and and partially in in in the the the wings The tail is long and and and dominantly brownish grey interspersed with striations of light brown brown and this pattern is is is repeated in in the wings The upper part of of the bird’s body is rendered with modulations of of grey that varies between the shades from light to dark A scrutiny of of the the the the painting reveals the the the the detailed manner in in in in which the the the the texture of of the the the the various types of of feathers has been rendered by the the the artist Against a a a a a a a tonal background of of either yellow or grey the the artist through defined brushwork of of delicate fine fine lines has created the the soft textures to delineate the the the the the feathers on the the the the the upper side side and the the the the the underside of the the the the the body The wings have interplay of of subtle tonalities of of shades as as well as as defined lines The light feathery touch just at at the the the the intersection where the the the the feathers wane out and the the the the leg becomes prominent is obvious Rosefinch has a a a a a a a a heavy conical bill and slightly forked tail that makes it distinctive Found in in summer on on on willows along the stream and thorny bushes in in geographical locations as W Himalayas N Baluchistan In In winter they are found in in in in continental and and Peninsular India and and Bangladesh It is is a a a a a a a a a beautiful bird and is is rendered with an an an equal graceful representation in its pink tonalities The common Rosefinch is stout and the mature male has brilliant rosy-carmine head breast and and rump dark brown brown wings with indistinct bars and and a a a a a a a white-brown belly Compositionally in in in its rendering the artist has given soft tonalities as as as reddish pink and pastel cream Over these with fine delicate lines fin in in a a a a a a darker shade has been worked on to give the the texture of the the feathers The brush strokes vary from straight parallel lines to diagonal ones The eye has been equally rendered realistically with a a a a a a dot of white to suggest the light as as caught in in in the the pupil Admiringly all the the three birds have been delineated with care and concern for its character that it it it is possible to identify them with ease 223