9.6.1-P1 zone parser false errors

[Len Conrad]

uname -a

Linux ns1.abcxyz.net 2.4.20-31.9smp #1 SMP Tue Apr 13 17:40:10 EDT 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

old BIND:

/usr/sbin/named-checkzone -v  

9.2.1

/usr/sbin/named-checkzone abcxyz.com /var/named/db.abcxyz.com

zone abcxyz.com/IN: loaded serial 2009102902

OK

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current BIND:

/usr/local/sbin/named-checkzone -v

9.6.1-P1

/usr/local/sbin/named-checkzone abcxyz.com /var/named/db.abcxyz.com

zone abcxyz.com/IN: abcxyz.com/MX 'aspmx.l.google.com' (out of zone) is a CNAME 'mail-yx0-f102.google.com' (illegal)
zone abcxyz.com/IN: abcxyz.com/MX 'alt1.aspmx.l.google.com' (out of zone) is a CNAME 'mail-bw0-f39.google.com' (illegal)
zone abcxyz.com/IN: abcxyz.com/MX 'alt2.aspmx.l.google.com' (out of zone) is a CNAME 'fk-in-f114.1e100.net' (illegal)
zone abcxyz.com/IN: abcxyz.com/MX 'aspmx2.googlemail.com' (out of zone) is a CNAME 'mu-in-f27.1e100.net' (illegal)
zone abcxyz.com/IN: abcxyz.com/MX 'aspmx3.googlemail.com' (out of zone) is a CNAME 'mail-pz0-f6.google.com' (illegal)
zone abcxyz.com/IN: abcxyz.com/MX 'aspmx4.googlemail.com' (out of zone) is a CNAME 'mail-ew0-f7.google.com' (illegal)
zone abcxyz.com/IN: abcxyz.com/MX 'aspmx5.googlemail.com' (out of zone) is a CNAME 'mail-yx0-f8.google.com' (illegal)
zone abcxyz.com/IN: loaded serial 2009102902

All the google domain names are canonical, not CNAMEs.

no views, /etc/hosts is fine, no NIS in use.  

Old Linux is broken?

thanks
Len