Nick's use of birds in his writing runs the full spectrum, from pestilent purveyors of gloom and death through to bright winged messengers of love and adoration.
The pretreatment of winged bean seeds is not required in tropical climate, but scarification of seeds has shown to enhance the germination rate of seedlings.
Both the male and female black-winged lovebird are mostly green, and only the adult male black-winged lovebird has a red forehead and a ring of red feathers around its eyes.
