You know the country where Gay-Neck grew. You are versed in the lore of birds. For a pigeon, life is a repetition of two incidents: namely, quest of food and avoidance of attacks by its enemies. If the hero of the present book repeats his escapes from attacks by hawks, it is because that is the sort of mishap that becomes chronic in the case of pigeons.

Now as to my sources, you well know that they are too numerous to be mentioned here. Many hunters, poets like yourself, and books in many languages have helped me to write Gay-Neck. And if you will permit it, I hope to discharge at least a part of my debt by dedicating this book to one of my sources—yourself.

I remain most faithfully yours,
Dhan Gopal.

CONTENTS

PART I

I.[Birth of Gay-Neck]
II[Education of Gay-Neck]
III.[Training in Direction]
IV.[Gay-Neck in the Himalayas]
V.[On Gay-Neck's Track]
VI.[Gay-Neck's Truancy]
VII.[Gay-Neck's Story]
VIII.[Gay-Neck's Odyssey (Continued)]

PART II

I.[Gay-Neck's Training for War]
II.[War Training (Continued)]
III.[Mating of Gay-Neck]
IV.[War Calls Gay-Neck]
V.[Second Adventure]
VI.[Ghond Goes Reconnoitring]
VII.[Gay-Neck Tells How He Carried the Message]
VIII.[Healing of Hate and Fear]
IX.[The Wisdom of the Lama]