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Programming ColdFusion MX, 2nd Edition
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Programming ColdFusion MX, 2nd Edition

by Rob Brooks-Bilson
August 2003
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1140 pages
68h 45m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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The animal on the cover of Programming ColdFusion MX, Second Edition is an Arctic tern. Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) are small birds, about 12 to 15 inches long, that make the longest migration of any avian on Earth. They breed in the Arctic tundra but fly to the edge of the Antarctic ice pack during the winter. An Arctic tern flies over 21,750 miles each year; it spends most of its life, about 20 years, flying.

The Arctic tern has webbed feet. The tail is long and forked, the legs are short and red, and the head is rounded and white with a black cap and a bright orange beak. Research has shown that Arctic terns don’t swim well and will do everything possible to stay out of the water. Even though their feet are webbed, they are small, so the birds swoop down, catch a fish, and eat it while flying.

During breeding or courtship time, male terns fly a “fish flight.” A male takes a small fish in its bill and passes as low as it can over a female on the ground. If she notices, she’ll join him in the fish flight, and they soon mate.

In Arctic breeding grounds, females lay one or two cream-colored eggs with brown speckles (1.6 inches long). The eggs are laid in a grassy area for protection from their predators and because there are no ...

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