[Avodah] Is Turkey Kosher?

[Harry Weiss]

> From: T613K at aol.com
>>> I remember a shiur of Kosher tidbits on OU Radio  a  while back that
> addressed the Turkey issue (among others) and mentioned that  besides the
> simanim and the fact that it has been eaten for hundreds of years  there
> is
> one other factor.  There  was an Amora brought that  claimed to be
> familiar
> with all of the prohibited species of fowl.   Since he obviously could not
> have been familiar with Turkey, that would  indicate that it was not a
> prohibited species. <<
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> Does that mean that all New World birds are kosher?
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My guess would be if it has the simanim and probably also a tradition for
several hundred years or possibly sufficient similarity to a known bird
with a Mesorah.