Females are about 86 cm (34 in) long and weigh about 3.4 kg (7.4 lbs), while males average at about 2.12 m (7.3 ft) in full breeding plumage (107 cm/42 in when not) and weigh about 5 kg (11 lbs). the peacock is about 50 or 60 cm tall.
Maryland was a founding member of the Southern Conference in 1921, a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1952, and is now a member of the Big Ten Conference. The nickname was coined in 1932 by Dr. Harry C. Curley Byrd, then the school's football coach and later the school's president.
What's happening in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County. City. Annapolis, first block of West Street and Calvert Street. The First Sunday Arts Festival continues its 12th season on Sunday. The first block of West Street, from Church Circle to Calvert Street, will be closed to traffic from noon to 5 p.m.