<?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">Botaurinae</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Ardeidae</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bittern</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bitterns</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Members of a subfamily containing 12 living species of solitary marsh birds, allied to the heron, but with shorter neck and stouter body. Bitterns typically have a camouflage pattern of streaks of variegated brown and buff, and when they stand with their bill pointed upwards they are able dissappear among the reeds and grasses of their habitat. ]]></note></mads>