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The animal on the cover of Football Analytics with Python & R is a white-crested laughingthrush. Its scientific name, Garrulax leucolophus, comes from the Latin term garrire, which means “to chatter,” and from the Greek words leukós (white) and lophos (crest), in reference to their white hoods and raised crests.

As their scientific name suggests, white-crested laughingthrushes are very vocal birds that live in the forest regions throughout the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. They are highly social by nature and can travel in flocks of up to forty birds. Their leader initiates short (but loud) cackling calls, which are often answered with a chorus; while their calls can be jarring at first, they’re often followed by quieter, more pleasant chatter. They favor dense thickets and shrubs, where they can hide from predators and seek shelter from the sun. These birds eat a variety of insects, fruits, seeds, and even small reptiles.

The cover illustration is by Karen Montgomery, based on an antique line engraving from Shaw’s Zoology. The cover fonts are Gilroy Semibold 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.