Roxie Collie S. Laybourne (1910-2003), identifying bird feathers, c. 1944

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Object Details

Subject

Laybourne, Roxie C. 1910-2003

United States National Museum Division of Birds

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bird and Mammal Laboratories

Notes

Also known as: [SPI_5758]

Summary

Ornithologist Roxie Collie S. Laybourne (1910-2003) worked in the Division of Birds at the United States National Museum and with the Bird and Mammal Laboratories, Fish and Wildlife Service. In the 1960s, Laybourne created the field of forensic ornithology, studying minute fragments of bird feathers in order to identify which birds were ingested into aircraft engines, often causing crashes. The field expanded to cover endangered species and criminal investigations.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-086, Image No. SIA2009-0709

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1944

c 1944

Local number

SIA Acc. 04-086 [SIA2009-0709]

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Ornithology

Forensic ornithology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_308449