<?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">Egretta</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Egretta novaehollandiae</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>aigrettes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Ardeinae</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>aigrette</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>aigrettes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>egret</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>egrets</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Members of a genus containing about 10 living species of herons, which are long-legged wading birds. Most egrets have white plumage and develop long ornamental nuptial plumes for the breeding season. The term "egret" is sometimes used to refer to birds of similar appearance in other genera. ]]></note></mads>