'Punks'?

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'Punks'?

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Subject:	'Punks'?
From:	"David McDonald (personal)" <>
Date:	Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:43:40 +1000

A letter in today's Canberra Times by John Rodriguez of Florey refers to two species of local birds: 'punks and myna birds'. I know what he means by 'myna birds' but what, pray, are 'punks'?
David

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