<?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">Odocoileus columbianus</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Odocoileus</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>black-tail deer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>black-tailed deer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blacktail deer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>coast deer</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of deer found in western North America, primarily in the Pacific Northwest region. Some classifications regard it as a subspecies of mule deer. However, recent DNA analysis indicates that the mule deer is apparently a rather recent form that arose from hybridization of female white-tailed and male of the ancient black-tailed deer. ]]></note></mads>