<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Psittacidae</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Melopsittacus</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>parakeets</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>macaws</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Nymphicus</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Psittaciformes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>parrot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>parrots</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Members of the family comprising over 330 species of fruit- and seed-eating birds of the tropics and southern hemisphere, with a short, downcurved, hooked bill, grasping feet, a raucous voice, and often brightly colored plumage. Parrots have been kept as cage birds since ancient times for their bright colors and ability to imitate human speech. ]]></note></mads>