Could the mystery ferals be waterfowl?

[Laurie Knight <>]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/20/3071975.htm

Exotic bird poses disease risk in North West
Posted 1 hour 18 minutes ago

Quarantine officials have been forced to destroy several birds in the  
state's North West because of fears of an avian flu outbreak.
The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service has released a  
statement saying the non-native bird was discovered at a North West  
property last week.
The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry says the disease  
risk associated with the bird was very serious and could potentially  
have included avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
The department will not say what type of bird was found or how many  
others had to be destroyed.
It has also declined to reveal the North West town where the bird was  
found.
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