Background
He was born in France, but moved to Trenton, New Jersey as a youth.
ornithologist paleontologist Zoologist
He was born in France, but moved to Trenton, New Jersey as a youth.
He studied at New York University and then qualified as a dentist at the University of Pennsylvania in 1928.
Vaurie became associated with the American Museum of Natural History and by 1946 he was a Research Associate. He went on to produce more than 150 ornithological publications. His most important work was a systematic review of Palearctic birds.
By 1956, he was a full-time ornithologist at American Museum of Natural History, and rose to Curator by 1967.
He described for the first time the cryptic flycatcher (Ficedula crypta), Vilcabamba thistletail (Schizoeaca vilcabambae), and Vaurie"s nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus).
At the time of his death he was a member of the Standing Committee on Ornithological Nomenclature of the International Ornithological Congress.