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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Turdus merula</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Turdus</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Eurasian blackbird</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Eurasian blackbirds</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blackbird</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blackbirds</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>common blackbirds</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of common Eurasian thrush; the male has black plumage and a yellow bill and is noted for its melodious song, and the female is dark brown. ]]></note></mads>