You're right. I did say that. You presented evidence for something - what I don't know. But passing it off as transitions ain't gonna work. Sorry. I ain't drinking the koolaid.
Sigh. I'm beginning to think that there is NO animal you would consider a transitional, other than a pegasus, griffin or manticore. Unless an animal is a freak from a bad b-horror movie, it wouldn't qualify as a transitional.
Hell, you don't even consider an animal that has both reptilian and bird characteristics as transitional. In your world, it would also need gills and a scorpion tail.