Pheasant Proverbs

Had the pheasant not screamed, it wouldn't have been shot. (Japanese Proverb)
From the woods a beautiful pheasant, from the sea a beautiful moray eel, from the river a den eel, from the cage a beautiful chicken. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
A sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flieth by. View proverb
French Proverb