Juglans hindsii Juglans hindsii Juglans hindsii, commonly called the Northern California walnut and Hinds' black walnut, is a species of walnut tree endemic to Northern California. It is commonly called claro walnut by the lumber industry and woodworkers, and is the subject of some confusion over its being the root stock for English walnut orchard stock. The historical range of "Juglans hindsii" is from the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley to the Inner Northern California Coast Ranges and San Francisco Bay Area, in Northern California. The tree grows in riparian woodlands, either in mono-species stands, or mixed with California oak species
Buff-sided robin binominal name translates as stag-bellied dappled tree-nymph. The generic name "Poecilodryas" (= spotted or dappled wood-nymph) refers to the spots on the wing and tail of species in this genus and its characteristic flight and perching behaviour. The specific name "cerviniventris" refers to the buff colouration of the chest, derived from "cervus" = stag or deer and "ventris" = vent or belly. The buff-sided robin is a medium to large sized robin species, with body length ranging from . Adult buff-sided robins are not sexually dimorphic and the sexes cannot be differentiated on the basis of plumage. However males are