page_title: Roxie Collie Laybourne
hierarchical_section_title: Roxie Collie Laybourne
caption_attribution_description: Description: 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. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1944 Persistent URL: &lt;a href="https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_308449"&gt;https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_308449&lt;/a&gt; Repository: &lt;a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/"&gt;Smithsonian Institution Archives&lt;/a&gt; Accession number: SIA2009-0709
context_page_description: Roxie Collie Simpson Laybourne was an American ornithologist born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Her forensic techniques for identifying species of birds involved in bird strikes led to aircraft safety improvements.
context_section_description: Roxie Collie Simpson Laybourne (September 15, 1910 – August 7, 2003) was an American ornithologist born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Her forensic techniques for identifying species of birds involved in bird strikes led to aircraft safety improvements.
caption: Laybourne identifying bird feathers, circa 1944.[1]
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