91.   Why would a bird have a dialect?

92.   Without wings, the big birds had no way to escape from human hunters or the ravenous mammals they brought along.

93.   Adult birds have fat reserves, and can survive temporary food shortages.

94.   As he spoke, Piaguage touched his headdress, which contained colored yarn rather than the traditional feathers because, he said, the birds have all died.

95.   Birds also have four-chambered hearts.

96.   Bird had a brief encounter on the way to the locker room with Magic Johnson, the Lakers star whose playing career paralleled his.

97.   Bird had his team go through a long and physical practice Thursday, while Jackson gave the Bulls a day off.

98.   Bird had plenty of those, too.

99.   Bird has his starting lineup intact.

100.   He believes the birds have access to open water for most of the winter, with periodic cold spells freezing the surface over.