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In 2020, the American Ornothological Society (AOS), renamed a bird that was originally named after what minor Confederate general? The bird became the thick-billed longspur largely in response to racial justice issues. For what it's worth, the general soured on the Confederacy toward the end of his career, calling it "a damned, stinking cotton oligarchy". His first name and middle initial are John P.

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