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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Nice Identifying Birds photos

Check out these identifying birds images:

Roxie Collie S. Laybourne (1912-2003), identifying bird feathers
identifying birds

Image by Smithsonian Institution
Description: Ornithologist Roxie Collie S. Laybourne (1912-2003) 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: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5758

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession number: SIA2009-0709



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