<?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">cuckoo clocks</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>wall clocks</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>clocks, cuckoo</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cuckoo clock</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cuckoo-clocks</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wall clocks elaborately carved and decorated, usually with floral motifs, that announce the hours by a sound like the call of the cuckoo; often with exposed weights and pendulum. Introduced in the mid-18th century in the Black Forest region, the earliest examples had wooden movements. ]]></note></mads>