2012 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 9

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The Fort Worth Zoo has a number of two-legged birds and a number of four-legged mammals. On one visit to the zoo, Margie counted 200 heads and 522 legs. How many of the animals that Margie counted were two-legged birds?

$\textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}61\qquad\textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}122\qquad\textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}139\qquad\textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}150\qquad\textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}161$