I had not realised that the "Baltimore Oriole" is not just a sports team, it is also the actual name of the bird.
But as a US bird named after a person (Lord Baltimore, first proprietor of Maryland) it is due to be renamed shortly, because colonialism.
But even if it is renamed something like the Slightly More Yellow Than Black Than That Other Oriole (they're all yellow and black - naming them gets tricky) I guess the sports team will retain its name, since they are in Baltimore?
Tom Forsyth /
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