[CentOS] ifcfg-rh: error: Unknown connection type 'Bridge'

Thu Jan 13 16:26:49 UTC 2011
James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca>

CentOS-5.5
# uname -a
Linux inet05.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed
Jan 5 17:52:25 EST 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Can anyone tell me why I am seeing these error message? 
Specifically, why is TYPE=Bridge giving Unknown connection type
'Bridge'?

Jan 13 08:25:31 inet05 nm-system-settings: Loaded plugin ifcfg-rh:
(c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc.  To report bugs please use the
NetworkManager mailing list.
Jan 13 08:25:32 inet05 nm-system-settings:    ifcfg-rh: parsing
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo ...
Jan 13 08:25:32 inet05 nm-system-settings:    ifcfg-rh: parsing
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bridge0 ...
Jan 13 08:25:32 inet05 nm-system-settings:    ifcfg-rh:     error:
Unknown connection type 'Bridge'
Jan 13 08:25:32 inet05 nm-system-settings:    ifcfg-rh: parsing
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ...
Jan 13 08:25:32 inet05 nm-system-settings:    ifcfg-rh:     read
connection 'System eth0'
Jan 13 08:25:32 inet05 nm-system-settings:    ifcfg-rh: Ignoring
connection 'System eth0' and its device because NM_CONTROLLED was
false.
Jan 13 08:25:32 inet05 gconfd (byrnejb-5832): Resolved address
"xml:readwrite:/home/byrnejb/.gconf" to a writable configuration
source at position 0
Jan 13 08:25:34 inet05 pcscd: winscard.c:304:SCardConnect() Reader
E-Gate 0 0 Not Found
Jan 13 08:25:35 inet05 nm-system-settings: Adding default connection
'Auto eth0' for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_1c_c0_d2_ef_82

My script files look like this:

#bridge0
DEVICE=bridge0
TYPE=Bridge
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=216.185.71.25
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=216.185.71.1
ONBOOT=yes

#eth0
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BRIDGE=bridge0
NM_CONTROLLED=no

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