In his 18th-century classic work " Systema Naturae ", Carl Linnaeus used " cucullatus " as the specific name, but combined it with the genus name " Struthio " ( ostrich ).
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There were 19th-century reports of the existence of small ostriches in North Africa; these are referred to as Levaillant's ostrich ( " Struthio bidactylus " ) but remain a hypothetical form not supported by material evidence.
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The "'Arabian ostrich "'or "'Syrian ostrich "'( " Struthio camelus syriacus " ) is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich which lived on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Near East until the mid-20th century.
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The largest bird to be hunted to Verreaux's eagle-owl is complicated by the fact that they often take relatively small nestlings of larger species, such as ostrichs ( " Struthio camelus " ) and grey crowned cranes ( " Balearica regulorum " ).
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It has also been selected as being suitable for the re-establishment of herds of Arabian sand gazelle ( " Gazella subgutturosa marica " ), mountain gazelle ( " Gazella gazella " ) and ostrich ( " Struthio camelus " ), all of which have historically inhabited the area.
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Avifauna reported are also substantial and some of the important species are : areostrich " Struthio camelus ", ground hornbill " Bucorvus abyssinicus ", bateleur " Terathopius ecaudatus ", white-faced tree duck " Dendrocygna arborea ", Abyssinian roller " Coracias abyssinica ", standard-winged nightjar " Macrodipteryx longipennis " and guinea fowl " Numida meleagris ".
