41.   Bird has the Pacers in every game.

42.   Bird never had Johnson on his list of people he thought would make good coaches for the Celtics once they removed M.L. Carr.

43.   Birds have a long, sometimes painful coexistence with electrical wiring.

44.   Bird already has in place a philosophy that should make him a welcome addition to NBA sidelines.

45.   Bird had an intelligent answer, once she recovered from the shock.

46.   Bird had the back thing.

47.   Bird had the Lakers reaching for the superlatives.

48.   Birds have a place in Boston sports history.

49.   Botter rates them over ostriches because the larger birds have a mean streak and are big enough to flatten a grown man.

50.   -- If the bird has no feathers and transparent skin, then that means it is newly hatched.