seven o'clock
It would therefore be necessary to pass the night on the promontory . But they had no lack of provisions , which was lucky , for there were no animals on the shore , though birds , on the contrary , abounded -- jacamars , couroucoos , tragopans , grouse , lories , parrots , cockatoos , pheasants , pigeons , and a hundred others . There was not a tree without a nest , and not a nest which was not full of flapping wings . Towards seven o'clock the weary explorers arrived at Reptile End . Here the seaside forest ended , and the shore resumed the customary appearance of a coast , with rocks , reefs , and sands . It was possible that something might be found here , but darkness came on , and the further exploration had to be put off to the next day . Pencroft and Herbert hastened on to find a suitable place for their camp .