<diacritize> The vulture and the ground-hornbill are unfortunate in comparison with the pigeon, because they did not carry out the prescribed sacrifice. The Yoruba name for pigeon, eyele, means house bird. The domestication of the pigeon gives it a higher status than that enjoyed by other birds. <yor>The vulture and the ground-hornbill are unfortunate in comparison with the pigeon, because they did not carry out the prescribed sacrifice. The Yoruba name for pigeon, ẹyẹlé, means house bird. The domestication of the pigeon gives it a higher status than that enjoyed by other birds. 