<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31455600</termId><termName>Botaurinae</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:02:38</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31455601</termId><termName>bittern</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31455602</termId><termName>bitterns</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31436303</termId><termName>Ardeidae</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>