Roxie Laybourne: FEATHER DETECTIVE.

Profiles feather detective and researcher in birds, Roxie Laybourne. Career background; Achievements and contributions to the study of birds; Developments pertaining to feather identification and how it helped in solving a murder incident in the U.S.; Details about a self-made widow's murder where police found a pillow with a bullet hole through its center; Trends and developments in ornithology; Profile on feather detective, Roxie Laybourne; Expertise in the study of birds; Job functions as a research associate in the Division of Birds at the Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.; Description of the Smithsonian's bird-specimen collection; Emphasis on Roxie's interest in ornithology and natural history.