Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

The bird
That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet
complainings.

The bird
That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet
complainings.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
[A feather in hand is better than read more

A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
[A feather in hand is better than a bird in the air.]

He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the
bush.

He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the
bush.

Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.

Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.

Dame Nature's minstrels.

Dame Nature's minstrels.

Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray,
With joyous musick wake the dawning day.

Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray,
With joyous musick wake the dawning day.

To warm their little loves the birds complain.

To warm their little loves the birds complain.