Java 8 Lambdas

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The animal on the cover of Java 8 Lambdas is a lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina). This large bird of prey can be found in Eastern Europe and belongs to the family Accipitridae, like all typical eagles. The lesser spotted eagle is medium-sized with a head and bill that are small for eagles; these eagles typically measure up to 60 cm in length with a 150 cm wingspan.

Juvenile spotted eagles have white spots on their flight feathers, also called remiges, whereas adults are pale brown in the head and wings with dark plumage. These eagles breed in central and eastern Europe, laying 1–3 white buff-spotted eggs in a tree nest. As is typical for eagles, the number of young depends on the amount of food during the breeding season. The female begins incubation when the first egg is laid; often the first young outgrows its clutchmate and eventually kills or eats them.

The cover image is from Meyers Kleines. The cover fonts are URW Typewriter and Guardian Sans. The text font is Adobe Minion Pro; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is Dalton Maag’s Ubuntu Mono.